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A late comeback spared Jose Mourinho's blushes as Chelsea denied Steve McClaren his first Premier League win in charge of Newcastle United after coming from 2-0 down to draw 2-2.
Goals from Ramires and Willian earned the champions a share of the spoils at St James's Park on Saturday after it appeared

Jermain Defoe’s moment of first-half brilliance in the Wear-Tyne derby sent Sunderland to a fifth straight win over Newcastle and three points clear of the relegation zone.
Sunderland dominated Newcastle from the first whistle but it took until the 45th minute for the deadlock to be broken and it was sure

Lukas Podolski has been left out of Inter Milan’s squad for the knockout stages of the Europa League.
The Germany international is a surprise omission from Roberto Mancini’s list after starting all five games since arriving on loan from Arsenal last month.
UEFA regulations allow clubs to register three new players for

Newcastle have agreed to send defender Davide Santon on loan to his former club Inter Milan.
Santon will spend the rest of the season with Inter, who have the option of signing him permanently after that.
A Newcastle statement read: "Newcastle United can confirm that Davide Santon has joined Inter Milan

Lukas Podolski has criticised the way he was treated by Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger prior to his loan move to Inter Milan.
Podolski scored three goals in 13 appearances for the Gunners this season but struggled to secure a regular starting place.
That led to the German forward moving to Serie A

Crystal Palace have released former England striker Andy Johnson, the Premier League club have announced.
The 33-year-old club legend returned to the Eagles in September on a free transfer after coming to the end of his deal at fellow London club Queens Park Rangers.
He was named in then-manager Neil Warnock's 25-man

Newcastle outcast Hatem Ben Arfa has signed for Ligue 1 side Nice following his release from the Magpies.
The playmaker fell out of favour with both Newcastle and Hull, who ended his loan spell early after coach Steve Bruce was unimpressed with the player's attitude - and his contract at St

Newcastle United have cancelled former France winger Hatem Ben Arfa's contract with immediate effect.
The 27-year-old is poised to join Nice on a short-term contract.
A statement on the club’s official website read: "Newcastle United can today confirm that Hatem Ben Arfa and the club have reached an agreement to terminate the

Crystal Palace have confirmed the appointment of Alan Pardew as their new manager on a three-and-a-half year contract.
The former Newcastle manager attended Palace’s 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on New Year’s Day and was at their training ground on Friday as he prepared to succeed Neil Warnock, who was dismissed

West Brom are hopeful of appointing Tony Pulis as their head coach before the weekend, sources understand.
Alan Irvine was sacked by the club after a run of seven defeats in nine Premier League games left them 16th in the table, just a point above the relegation zone.
Pulis was understood to

Hull City boss Steve Bruce has ruled himself out of replacing Alan Pardew as Newcastle manager.
Bruce is a boyhood Newcastle fan and said he was "flattered" to be linked with the position but is committed to Hull and has already turned down three offers from other clubs during his time

Chris Hughton is to return to football management with Brighton & Hove Albion.
The 56-year-old has agreed a deal to succeed Sami Hyppia at the Championship club and is set to be unveiled at the AMEX Stadium on Wednesday.
Hughton will take over a Brighton side sitting 21st in the Championship, just

Crystal Palace are expected to name Alan Pardew as their new manager later today, according to reports.
The struggling Premier League side are keen to get the former Newcastle boss in place before the New Year’s Day match against Aston Villa.
Palace have already agreed a compensation package with Newcastle for Pardew

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard will miss the next five to six weeks with a calf injury, manager Roberto Martinez has said.
The American missed Sunday's loss at Newcastle with the injury suffered against Stoke on Boxing Day, and is now set to miss out until well into 2015.
"Tim Howard will be

Fabricio Coloccini is in line to be the next manager of Newcastle United after Alan Pardew's move to Crystal Palace neared completion last night.
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is ready to turn to the Argentinian club captain and central defender to take over as his seventh manager in the seven and